local-loop unbundling
BT struggling to keep pace with fat pipe demand
News A BT spokeswoman told silicon.com: "Order volumes are driven by the LLU [local loop unbundling] operators so it's difficult for OpenReach to anticipate future broadband figures. BT engineers are to work round the clock to keep up with rapid growth... [08 Nov 2006]
BT to recruit unbundling army
News Openreach is the company that was split off from the rest of BT last year - at the insistence of the regulator Ofcom - to help other broadband providers get more of an equal footing by installing their own equipment in BT's exchanges, a process... [06 Nov 2006]
Carphone Warehouse takes home AOL UK
News The company also announced it was expecting £20m in additional costs during the current financial year, with the unexpectedly high take-up of free broadband meaning "incremental wholesale broadband costs incurred across a larger base, delays to... [11 Oct 2006]
NTL:Telewest to shed kingpin fat-pipe crown?
News NTL:Telewest is ultimately limited by the reach of its network, and competing telcos have been unable to get BT to release its grip on its network via local loop unbundling, Point Topic said. NTL:Telewest's March merger made it the UK's biggest... [12 Sep 2006]
Vodafone does fixed line broadband
News Under the scheme Vodafone will be able to sell broadband access across the UK without having to invest in local loop unbundling, where companies install their own kit in BT's exchanges - a strategy favoured by the likes of Orange Broadband, née... [11 Sep 2006]
LLU untangles 735,000 lines
News Local loop unbundling (LLU) is the process whereby competitors to BT are able to install their own equipment in BT's exchanges. She added that Openreach is "on target again" after Black identified certain "supply problems and logistics problems... [05 Sep 2006]
BT beats analyst expectations
News There was also an update on local loop unbundling - where rivals install their equipment in BT exchanges - with the announcement that 932 out of a planned 1,240 exchanges have been unbundled thus far. [28 Jul 2006]
BT share jitters pre-empt results
News Meanwhile, a report by analysts at Credit Suisse, released on Monday, predicted BT would lose customers at an increasing pace because of local loop unbundling, which allows rivals to make savings after a hefty initial investment by installing... [27 Jul 2006]
UK broadband locked in big boys' grip
News And, as technology develops, such as with local loop unbundling, it's possible for those providers to have more flexibility," he told silicon.com. Despite Ofcom's best efforts to encourage competition, it seems the big names are still dominating... [30 Jun 2006]
Controversial telecoms overhaul: Watchdogs defanged?
News You can't take the approach to copper local loop unbundling and apply it to fibre. The regulator will resemble the European System of Central Banks in structure, with local watchdogs responsible for analysing local market conditions and reporting... [28 Jun 2006]
Update: Bulldog ditches home broadband market
News Bachelet added: "However, if Bulldog is to successfully capitalise on the UK local loop unbundling (LLU) boom, which has been fuelled by substantial reductions in LLU charges and the creation of BT Openreach, the challenge, as ever, will lie in... [08 Jun 2006]
Vodafone 'toys with Tiscali buy'
News However, it could also decide to simply buy and resell wholesale fixed-line services, or even move into the fixed broadband market itself through local-loop unbundling. Speculation is growing that Vodafone is preparing to buy one of the UK's fixed... [24 Apr 2006]
VoIP shaking up telecoms
News Rising competition from cable networks local loop unbundling also motivated Ofcom's bid to deregulate costs. The booming voice over IP market is shaking up both the business and retail telecom arenas. [21 Mar 2006]
Are you a normal broadband user?
News With the advent of local loop unbundling - where ISPs can effectively take over a telephone exchange by putting in their own equipment - speeds are expected to rise. Research out today shows the average UK broadband connection is now running at... [15 Mar 2006]
Opinion: Ofcom reins in VoIP and NGNs
Comment The second, modelled on the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator - established to resolve disputes associated with local loop unbundling, will have a similar brief regarding operational or technical disputes involving NGN interconnection. [14 Mar 2006]
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